In January 2018, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra embarked on a sixteen-day life-changing tour to Sweden and Norway. Six concerts were performed on this tour, allowing the ensemble to share its music throughout the Swedish cities of Stockholm, Uppsala, Falun and Karlstad, as well as the Norwegian cities of Oslo and Bergen. The Gustavus Wind Orchestra has toured every year since 1881, standing as the oldest … Continue reading Tales from Abroad – Sydney Hedberg
The Gustavus Wind Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. James Patrick Miller, returned from its tour of Sweden and Norway and presented their concert – “Children: Our Hope for the Future” on February 17 to a packed Bjorling Recital Hall. The concert featured works by Andrew Boysen, Jr., Percy Grainger, and David Maslanka which were “performed to great appreciation by our audiences” Miller said. The … Continue reading GWO comes home after International Tour
The Gustavus Choir represent the characteristics that true Gusties hold dear; those of excellence, community, justice, service, and faith. But like any extraordinary choir, The Gustavus Choir defines itself as more than the connotations of its college. In the realm of musicianship, it means passion, artistry, and grit. One of many Gustavus ensembles that manages to bridge the gap between music and soul. The 2018 … Continue reading Gustavus Choir Performs Home Concert
Claire Dirnberger is a highly involved and passionate junior at Gustavus. While her college search was a stressful process of touring schools up until the winter of her senior year, she quickly fell in love with the small school atmosphere Gustavus had to offer. “I was attracted to the many organizations the school offered and the friendliness of the campus” and knew Gustavus offered her … Continue reading Gustie of the Week – Claire Dirnberger
Minnesota is the state with the highest number of Scandinavian Americans, boasting a population of about 1,603,124, according to the Stevens History Museum. This number accounts for over 30 percent of Scandinavian Americans in the U.S.A. With such a large amount of Scandinavians in our great state, it is no surprise that many of us have become accustomed to some of their holiday traditions. If … Continue reading Scandinavian Christmas traditions
We have reached the home stretch of the first semester, and with the impending rigor of finals, sometimes our bodies decide to give up early. The combination of daily stress and several overworked late-nighters (or in some cases, all-nighters) can too easily lead to illness, which certainly isn’t helped by the chilly weather outside. Once a bug begins, it’s only a matter of time before … Continue reading Prevent the spread of sickness!
I’ll be the first one to admit that I can get really lazy when it comes to cooking. It takes work, and I’m often hungry at that moment and just desperate to eat. When I entered college, that fact was reinforced by my caf account. Having that account allowed me to come in and get food whenever I wanted and it was nice to have … Continue reading Cooking: A delicious pastime
The world we live in is a large, complex thing. All actions have reactions, and some consequences are so far-reaching we might never see them coming. So how do we make choices? How do we decide what to support, what to believe, and what to protect, modify, or use? Nowadays, the decisions we make as humans have consequences we might never learn about or be … Continue reading Are ethical decisions possible?
Since early in the term, the English Department has been hard at work in its search for a new assistant professor in poetry. This grueling process of search committee meetings, application reviews, and eventually candidate evaluations will hopefully end in the hiring of a brilliant new professor. The need for this new addition stems largely from the fact that Professor Joyce Sutphen is retiring after … Continue reading English Department in search of new professor: Qualified candidates apply for Professor in Poetry and Writing
Her Campus is a website that publishes articles written by women on college campuses across the country. This publication is based out of Boston, Massachusetts. It features articles written by over 350 colleges and from thousands of women. The goal of this website is to empower women through the form of writing. Gustavus began its own chapter right here on campus. “The founders of our … Continue reading Her Campus presents “12 Days of Giveaways”: Various appealing prizes to be given in light of Christmas season
